poverty

Making Teachers the Real Superstars

By The Aspen Institute

Meet the Weapons of the Future

By The Aspen Institute

Releasing Drug Offenders Won't End Mass Incarceration

By The Aspen Institute

More American Kids Live In Poverty Now Than In the Recession

By Nash Jenkins
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How One Photographer Is Mapping America's Poverty

Matt Black shows how extreme poverty can be found all across America

By Olivier Laurent

U.K.'s Youngest Lawmaker Kills It With Debut Speech

So what were you doing at 20?

By Helen Regan

Black Children Still Most Likely to Live in Poverty, Study Says

Poverty rates for white, Hispanic and Asian children have declined

By Charlotte Alter

Middle Class in America Strong Relative to Rest of World

A new Pew report says 56% of the U.S. population was in the world's high income group in 2011

By Eric Dodds

Overlooked Group of Americans Battling Hunger, Report Says

At least 8 million Baby Boomers are currently facing hunger in the U.S.

By Eric Dodds

How Cell Phones Can End World Hunger

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

College Dropout Bill Gates Says We Need More College Grads

Stay in school, kids, says Microsoft's co-founder.

By Laura Lorenzetti/Fortune

Most Foreign Aid Does Not Go to Neediest Countries

Advocacy group ONE urges donor nations to designate 50% of their aid budgets to "least-developed countries"

By Karl Vick

Obama Pressed on How He Talks to Black Community

Obama responds to critique that his rhetoric is often harsher when he's addressing an all-black audience

By Maya Rhodan

Pope Francis' Poverty Agenda Draws President Obama

Poverty in the United States is a topic that is often avoided. But on Monday in Washington, a diverse group of 120 political, religious and civic leaders including President Obama will gather at Georgetown University...

By Elizabeth Dias

What’s Behind the Russia-China Cyber Deal

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

Why Food From Forests Could Help Feed the World

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

Where Will the Next Big Earthquake Hit?

Where seismic activity meets poverty, you have disaster waiting to happen

By Helen Regan

Homelessness Costs Los Angeles $100 Million a Year, Report Finds

Report finds there is a lack of coordination and guidelines among city departments

By Maya Rhodan

Five Best Ideas of the Day: April 2

1. McDonald’s is raising wages for 90,000 employees. That’s a good start, and a strong message to other fast food outlets.By Shan Li and Tiffany Hsu in the Los Angeles Times2. “It must be right:”...

By The Aspen Institute

Five Best Ideas of the Day: April 1

1. Screenings can identify a suicidal person, but the actions taken after the screening to decrease stigma and deliver help have a better chance of averting disaster.By Christopher and Jennifer Gandin Le at Reuters2. Only...

By The Aspen Institute
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